Tortoise - Slow News

Installs

37.2k

Rating

4.0

Rating count

< 500

Category	News & Magazines
Developer	TORTOISE MEDIA LTD
Price	Free
First release	3/29/2019 (6 years ago)
Version	2.0.119
In-app purchases	No
Contains ads	No
Content rating	PEGI 3
Package name	com.tortoisemedia.tortoise

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Core Metrics

Data Breakdown

Date	Rating Count	Average Rating	Installs	Version
6/21/2025	383	3.950	37,179	2.0.119
6/20/2025	383	3.950	37,167	2.0.119
6/19/2025	383	3.950	37,154	2.0.119
6/18/2025	382	3.950	37,141	2.0.119
6/17/2025	382	3.950	37,137	2.0.119
6/16/2025	382	3.950	37,125	2.0.119
6/15/2025	382	3.950	37,115	2.0.119
6/14/2025	382	3.950	37,107	2.0.119
6/13/2025	382	3.950	37,096	2.0.119
6/9/2025	382	3.950	37,080	2.0.119
6/8/2025	382	3.950	37,040	2.0.119
5/29/2025	382	3.950	37,030	N/A
5/28/2025	382	3.920	36,923	N/A
5/27/2025	381	3.920	36,920	N/A
5/24/2025	382	3.940	36,898	N/A
5/22/2025	382	3.940	36,887	N/A
5/21/2025	382	3.940	36,851	N/A
5/20/2025	382	3.940	36,843	N/A
5/19/2025	382	3.940	36,843	N/A
4/28/2025	380	3.900	36,479	N/A
4/24/2025	380	3.900	36,466	N/A
4/23/2025	379	3.900	36,411	N/A
4/22/2025	379	4.429	36,339	N/A
4/15/2025	378	3.940	36,339	N/A
4/10/2025	378	3.940	36,291	N/A
4/6/2025	378	3.940	36,192	N/A

Details

Tortoise – the slow newsroom making sense of a fast-moving world. 

The free Tortoise app is home to our award-winning audio stories and investigations and  our flagship Sensemaker newsletter, a daily news briefing on the stories that matter.

At Tortoise, we don’t focus on breaking news, but what’s driving it. We take the time to see the bigger picture, investigate the unseen, and open our journalism up. All to help you make sense of what is going on around us.

Listen.

An editorially curated feed featuring all our original audio stories and narrative investigations, along with regular shows including the Sensemaker, The News Meeting and Trendy. You’ll also find handpicked playlists from Tortoise journalists, featuring their recommendations and top picks from the best in audio journalism.

Tortoise News.
Sensemaker – One story every day to make sense of the world.
The News Meeting – Three journalists pitch the stories they think should be leading the news to Tortoise’s Editor, James Harding.
Trendy – Polling expert John Curtice and former Downing Street advisor Rachel Wolf explore the trends that shape what voters think and politicians do.

Read.

The world can feel pretty confusing at times. Let us help make sense of it. Published every weekday morning, the Daily Sensemaker is your daily news briefing on the stories from around the world that matter. Our journalists summarise the headlines and unpick the big stories of the day, so you don’t have to.

Explore.

Browse our entire catalogue of podcasts and Daily Sensemakers. From binge-worthy, box set investigations to our daily and weekly shows, listen to all our award-winning audio journalism in high-fidelity. If you prefer your news in the written form, you can also read previous editions of the Daily Sensemaker.

Stay in the know.

Allow push notifications to keep up-to-date with our regular series, investigative podcasts and sensemaking journalism. Find out when new episodes are released and stay on top of the news with our daily briefings.

Support us.

Slow down and wise up with Tortoise membership. Join us as a member for £6.99 a month to get early, ad-free access to our podcasts, plus our daily newsletters or join us for £99.99 a year:
- A 30-day free trial*
- Access to all our newsletters
- Tickets to live events
- Discounts on guest tickets, merch and more

The small print.
* Our 30-day free trial is only available to new members on annual memberships.
- When joining us as a member on a monthly basis, payment will be charged immediately in your local currency.
- When paying on an annual basis, payment will be charged in your local currency after your 30-day free trial.

If you have any questions or feedback, please visit www.tortoisemedia.com or get in touch with us on social media.

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